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South Staffordshire
Non-metropolitan district in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For the constituency, see South Staffordshire (UK Parliament constituency). For the water company, see South Staffordshire Water.
South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Codsall. Other notable settlements include Brewood, Cheslyn Hay, Coven, Essington, Featherstone, Four Ashes, Great Wyrley, Huntington, Kinver, Landywood, Penkridge, Perton, Wedges Mills, Weston-under-Lizard and Wombourne. The district covers a largely rural area lying immediately to the west and north-west of the West Midlands conurbation.
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South Staffordshire District | |
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South Staffordshire | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | West Midlands |
Non-metropolitan county | Staffordshire |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Codsall |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | South Staffordshire District Council |
• MPs | Gavin Williamson Theodora Clarke |
Area | |
• Total | 157.3 sq mi (407.3 km2) |
• Rank | 86th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 111,527 |
• Rank | 217th (of 296) |
• Density | 710/sq mi (270/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
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Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
ONS code | 41UF (ONS) E07000196 (GSS) |
OS grid reference | SJ8701803171 |
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The neighbouring districts are Stafford, Cannock Chase, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Bromsgrove, Wyre Forest, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.